sultan

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Recent Examples of sultan Besides, a defeat for the old sultan could give Moscow control over, or the power to threaten, the Strait of Hormuz off Oman’s northern coast, potentially squeezing the flow of oil that was the lifeblood of the U.K.’s economic life and indeed crucial to economics across Europe. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2024 The Wadi Al-Salam Cemetery, located in modern-day Iraq, is one of the oldest Muslim cemeteries in the world, housing the remains of millions of Muslims, ranging from scientists to ancient prophets to kings and sultans. Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 25 July 2024 According to several press accounts, the sultan each year sent his friend a birthday gift of 1 million euros. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2024 Several years after coming to power, this new government set out to collect the finest Korans in the empire—still in the possession of the various mosques, tombs, and religious foundations to which previous sultans had donated them—for display in a new museum in the imperial capital. Nick Danforth, Foreign Affairs, 8 Feb. 2017 See all Example Sentences for sultan 
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Noun
  • The ceremony, which took place in London on Sept. 30, saw 10-year-old Scarlett gift the prince with crystal hearts for him, his Meghan, 43, and their children Prince Archie, 5, and Princess Lilibet, 3.
    Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
  • The prince's lawyer, David Sherborne, commended his battle outside court on Wednesday and pushed for a police investigation into the saga.
    Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • His successor, Sheikh Haibatullah Akhunzada, whose son became a suicide bomber, is an austere cleric who has adopted the reclusive mystique of the original amir.
    New York Times, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2022
  • The amir of Kabul bought bicycles for his entire harem.
    National Geographic, National Geographic, 17 June 2020
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  • Discovery role as Philippa Georgiou, the onetime Terran emperor who allies with the titular secret division of Starfleet — and in turn must face the sins of her past.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Is the emperor wearing new clothes, or finally admitting to the ones he's been wearing all along?
    Gemma Allen, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The Gulf has emirs, crown princes, and kings who flatter him.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The Qatari palace said the emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, met with Hamas' delegation in Doha as well as with Witkoff and Brett McGurk, President Joe Biden's top Middle East adviser.
    VICTORIA EASTWOOD, arkansasonline.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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  • Filmmaker Steven Spielberg, a family friend, saw the play, about a Spanish king who couldn’t sleep until he’d been soothed by the voice of a castrato, and persuaded van Kampen to pen a screenplay.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Now the king is back, hanging out with current Cubs players at a North Side blues club.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Some critics, including Kissinger, believe that Carter’s human rights policy undermined the shah.
    Stuart E. Eisenstat, Foreign Affairs, 20 May 2024
  • The 1980 presidential campaign took place against the backdrop of the hostage crisis, which began in November 1979 after the U.S. admitted the Iranian shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, into the country to receive medical treatment following the Islamic Revolution that toppled him.
    Stephen Neukam, The Hill, 29 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Indeed, a cornerstone of the princess' new mission is fostering personal connections.
    Simon Perry, People.com, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Choose from Disney princesses, Mickey Mouse, space, and more themes to create playful illustrations.
    Emily Hochberg, Parents, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • No wedding is complete without the honeymoon, and for our generous tastemaker who wants to be crowned emperor or empress of gift giving, a visit with Griffin Bruehl, founder of BRUEHL and part of Global Travel Collection, is the best way to procure that crown.
    Lilian Raji, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Cookware This is something for the big-splashy-meal cook in your life—the king of the standing rib roast, the empress of the whole pig on a spit, the generalissimo of the hundred-person clam bake.
    Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2024

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